Description du livre Kummerly + Frey, Zurich, Switzerland, 1981. Hardcover. État : Fine. No Jacket. Fredy Knorr (illustrateur). First Edition. 9.75 in X 12 in (24.5 cm X 30.5 cm) Hard bound in glossy pictorial boards with title in black on the front and spine. No DJ. 191 pages illustrated throughout with b&w and full color photos. Condition is fine. Map of the glaciers on the end pages. Peter Kasser: "The theme of this book, Switzerland and her Glaciers, is that of the relationship between glacier, climate and man throughout the past, the present and future. Prepared in collaboratioin with scientists and engineers, it seeks to awaken an understanding of the motivations for modern glacier research and the goals to which this work aspires through a presentation of some of the more important results already achieved. As an official catalog, the book contains the complete documentation from the travelling exhibition of the same name sponsored by the Swiss National Tourist Office." Also of interest: "As the 'Little Ice Age' of the sixteenth century has shown, substantial climatic changes and dramatic advances of the glaciers can occur within a period of just a few decades. The three hydrologic years 1974;75, 1976/77, and 1977/78 with their abundant winter snow and cool summers were extraordinarily conducive to glacier growth. Was this just a passing episode or does it signal the beginning of a longer-llasting deterioration of our climate? The history of glaciers constitutes a vital part of climatic history to which we cannot remain indifferent.". N° de réf. du libraire 000825